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Accident

Motor Accident Compensation] For Age Group 15-25, Multiplier To Be Applied Is ’18’HELD multiplier applied was 13 while as per the judgment in Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.- (2009) 6 SCC 121, it should have been 18.(b) The interest granted is of 6% which generally the interest being granted is of 9%”

Aug 1, 2020 sclaw

Motor Accident Compensation] For Age Group 15-25, Multiplier To Be Applied Is ’18’, Reiterates SC   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.2831 of 2020…

Accident

Accident Law–Multiplier–Deceased was aged 31 years at the time of the accident–Claim petition filed under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act–In the case of the deceased whose age was above 30 years but not exceeding 35 years, the multiplier of 17 in terms of the Second Schedule is required to be applied

Jul 5, 2020 sclaw

Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 105 of 2009 [Arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 6227 of 2006] Mohan Singh…

Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 168 – Accidental Death Loss of consortium and loss of love and affection are not separate heads for compensation – HELD the relevant compensation criteria death case, are : (i) the age of the deceased at the time of his death; (ii) the number of dependants left behind by the deceased; and (iii) the income of the deceased at the time of his death.

Jun 30, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED — Appellant Vs. SATINDER KAUR @ SATWINDER KAUR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. Abdul Nazeer,…

Accident

Motor Vehicle – Just and Proper compensation – Enhancement of compensation – Horse cart was hit by a bus resulting into deaths – Deduction on account of contributory negligence held to be unsustainable – Therefore total compensation payable to the appellants in the first appeal at Rs.11,96,000/. Child death cosiderations determination shall not depend upon financial position of the victim or the claimant but rather on the capacity and ability of the deceased to provide happiness in life to the claimants had she remained alive.

Jun 28, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS @APPELLAN Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Navin Sinha and B.R. Gavai, JJ.…

Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 2(30) – Definition of the expression ‘owner’ in Section 2(30) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, it is the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered, who, for the purposes of the said Act, would be treated as the owner of the vehicle.

Jun 28, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SURENDRA KUMAR BHILAWE — Appellant Vs. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ.…

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Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 173 — Clubbing/Transfer of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered against petitioners in different jurisdictions arising from same set of transactions relating to a real estate project — Held, multiplicity of FIRs and parallel investigations on same facts leads to avoidable multiplicity of proceedings, conflicting findings and serious prejudice to the accused — Principle laid down in T.T — Antony v — State of Kerala, (2001) 6 SCC 181, that there cannot be multiple FIRs for the same occurrence or transaction, squarely applies — FIR No. 30/2019 (EOW, Delhi) directed to be transferred and clubbed with FIR No. 439/2024 (Gurugram, Haryana) for investigation — Blanket direction restraining coercive steps in future FIRs declined, but petitioners permitted to avail remedies in law if future FIRs are based on the same transaction.

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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Discharge of Accused — Vague Allegations — Where allegations in FIR and charge sheet are general and do not specify the role of the accused, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process of court and may cause prejudice.

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Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 2(2), Order 20 Rule 18 — Preliminary vs. Final Decree — A Preliminary Decree declares rights and liabilities, leaving actual results to be worked out in further proceedings — A Final Decree is passed after further inquiries, completely disposing of the suit — A Preliminary Decree cannot be executed directly unless it is partly final — Provisions of Order 20 Rule 18 allow a court to pass a Preliminary Decree declaring rights and giving further directions if partition cannot be conveniently made without further inquiry in suits for partition of immovable property — The Supreme Court noted that the High Court erred by focusing on the nomenclature of the decree rather than its executable portions, especially when the property was not divisible by metes and bounds.

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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Constitutional Courts’ power to grant bail — The Supreme Court reiterated that statutory restrictions on bail under the UAP Act do not oust the power of constitutional courts to grant bail on grounds of violation of fundamental rights, particularly the right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution — The Court emphasized that the rigors of Section 43-D(5) can “melt down” when there is no likelihood of trial completion within a reasonable time and the period of incarceration is substantial.

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